Video Conferencing

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This page contains websites used for video conferencing. Users can see and talk to each other while working in a shared space.

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Website:
 http://www.blackboard.com/platforms/collaborate/overview.aspx
Distribution:
 In browser, flash plug-in required
Anonymous User:
 View and participate in hosted meetings
Logged-in User:
 Host and moderate meetings
Email Use:
 Required for log-in account creation
Paid Option:
 Create private groups and meetings
Comparison:
 Robust collaboration tools beyond video conferencing, limited
functionality inside meeting room
Description:
 Users can create a video conference room, share the meeting
of the room and talk through video and audio, as well as
view uploaded files together and markup the files.
Uses:
 Students could collaborate on an after school activity,
view one document in the process of being edited, watch a
movie only available on one computer


Blackboard Collaborate
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Website:
 http://www.blackboard.com/platforms/collaborate/overview.aspx
Distribution:
 In browser, java plug-in required
Anonymous User:
 View and participate in hosted meetings
Logged-in User:
 Host and moderate meetings
Email Use:
 Required for log-in account creation
Paid Option:
 After free trial of premium version expires, free version loses
features and functionality until premium version is purchased
Comparison:
 Designed for educational use including quizzes and gestures
such as raising hands, very robust sharing options, free
version lacks recording functionality
Description:
 Users can create a video conference room, share the meeting
of the room and talk through video and audio, as well as
view each other's desktop, share applications, and transfer files
between members.
Uses:
 Students could collaborate on an after school activity,
view one document in the process of being edited, watch a
movie only available on one computer


Team viewer
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Website:
 http://www.teamviewer.com
Distribution:
 Download (Windows 98, Mac 10.4, Linux or higher)
Anonymous User:
 Download, run and host private meetings
Logged-in User:
 N/A
Email Use:
 N/A
Paid Option:
 Commercial license available
Comparison:
 Very easy to use and share, robust tool options, difficult to
connect to meeting without meeting id
Description:
 Users can create a video conference room, share the meeting
of the room and talk through video and audio, as well as
view each other's desktop and transfer files between members.
Uses:
 Students could collaborate on an after school activity,
view one document in the process of being edited, watch a
movie only available on one computer


Tinychat
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Website:
 http://tinychat.com
Distribution:
 In browser, flash plug-in required
Anonymous User:
 Create and share a video chatroom
Logged-in User:
 Create a password protected room
Email Use:
 Required for log-in account creation
Paid Option:
 N/A
Comparison:
 Very easy to use and share, limited collaboration tools
Description:
 Users can create a video conference room, share the URL
of the room and talk through video, audio and text, as well as
draw on a shared whiteboard
Uses:
 Students could collaborate on an after school activity, web
backup if guest speaker has trouble connecting to skype